Shareware Overload/ShartewareOverload.cdr/finance/ctrl-41a.zip/SALE-A41.EXE/PROSPECT/LABEL1.DOC

Text File | 1991-07-31 | 14KB | 336 lines

                       Help Screen for Labels Menu:

                                  Overview:

Each label contains this information:

                      First name, Last Name
                      Company name  [if different from first/last name]
                      Address 1
                      Address 2
                      City, State  Zip code   [Country, if foreign]

Observσá tha⌠á iµ yo⌡ havσ lef⌠ botΦ thσ firs⌠ anΣ las⌠ namσ field≤á blanδá iε ì
you≥á maiε recorΣ iε thσ prospec⌠ file¼á thσ labe∞ wil∞ ski≡ linσ 2«á  Iµá thσ ì
compan∙á namσá i≤á thσá samσ a≤ thσ firs⌠ anΣ las⌠ namσ (bu⌠á separateΣá b∙á ß ì
comma)¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ ignorσ compan∙ namσ also¼  Fo≥ example«  Iµ yo⌡ havσ ì
thi≤ record:
                              Firs⌠ Name║  John
                               Last name:  Doe
     Company Name: John Doe <=== must have 1 space between the two words

Notσ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡ leavσ thσ compan∙ namσ blanδ bu⌠ ente≥ ß firs⌠ anΣ las⌠ name¼ ì
thσá prograφ wil∞ CREAT┼ ß compan∙ namσ consistinτ oµ 'firs⌠ name'+space+'las⌠ ì
name'.

Thσ prograφ wil∞ ski≡ compan∙ namσ oncσ i⌠ identifie≤ tha⌠ thσ compan∙ namσ i≤ ì
the same as the first plus the second name.

EacΦ labe∞ contain≤ 3╡ character≤ a⌠ 1░ CPI¼ eveε thougΦ thσ labe∞ ma∙ attemp⌠ ì
t∩á prin⌠á ou⌠á u≡ t∩ 4▓ characters«á  Iµ you≥ label≤á spil∞á ove≥á beyonΣá 3╡ ì
characters¼á pu⌠á you≥ printe≥ int∩ thσ compresseΣ modσ (1▓ CPI)«á  A⌠ 1▓ CPI¼ ì
thσ printe≥ caε fi⌠ u≡ t∩ 4▓ character≤ ont∩ thσ label.


               Note for addresses outside of the United States:

Thσ prograφ caε als∩ managσ foreigε addresses«á  T∩ seσ ho≈ t∩ d∩ this¼ g∩ t∩  ì
Appendi° 'Eº iε thσ tutorial:

áááProcedures for Foreign records and labels....................Appendix E
                 with special programming for addresses in:
                Canada, Australia, Israel and Great Britain!

Simila≥ Help is available to you in the Other Options Menu, option 1:

                    1)  Update or add to the State file.

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                               |  OPTION 1: |
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Optioε ▒ print≤ ou⌠ thσ labe∞ fo≥ thσ las⌠ recorΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ examineΣ witΦ thσ ì
Ge⌠ option¼ Prospec⌠ File« Also¼ wheε yo⌡ arσ entereΣ record≤ int∩ thi≤ filσ ì
witΦ thσ AdΣ option¼ optioε ▒ oε thi≤ men⌡ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ labe∞ fo≥ thσ ìèlas⌠ recorΣ added.


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Optioεá ▓ generate≤ label≤ fo≥ al∞ record≤ iε thσ Prospec⌠ file«á Oµ coursσ iµ ì
yo⌡á havσá alread∙ gonσ t∩ thσ Maiε Prograφ Men⌡ anΣ selecteΣá ßá categor∙á oµ ì
interes⌠á tha⌠ select≤ ou⌠ somσ records¼á onl∙ thosσ record≤ iε you≥á selecteΣ ì
categor∙ wil∞ bσ printeΣ out«  Seσ thσ  Hel≡ screen¼ Maiε Prograφ Menu¼ Optioε ì
8¼á fo≥á ß furthe≥ explanatioε oµ ho≈ yo⌡ caε "layer-inó data«á  Tha⌠á featurσ ì
affect≤á whicΦá label≤ arσ printeΣ out¼á iµ yo⌡ elec⌠ t∩ "layeró o≥á segregatσ ì
you≥ data«



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                               |  OPTION 3: |
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Optioε │ work≤ witΦ optioε 4¼á bu⌠ i≤ independen⌠ oµ eithe≥ optioε ▒ o≥ 2«  Iε ì
brief¼á optioε │ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ onl∙ thosσ label≤ froφ you≥ Prospec⌠ filσ tha⌠ ì
havσá beeε addeΣ sincσ wa≤ optioε │ wa≤ invokeΣ thσ las⌠ time«á  Iεá ßá sense¼ ì
optioεá │á i≤ "postingó thosσ record≤  fo≥ whicΦ i⌠ generate≤á labels«á  Then¼ ì
wheεá yo⌡á wisΦá t∩á prin⌠ morσ labels¼á optioε │á check≤á t∩á seσá whicΦá arσ ì
"unpostedó anΣ theε print≤ ou⌠ onl∙ thosσ labels«

Fo≥á example¼á let≤á sa∙ yo⌡ havσ 30░ record≤ iε you≥ Prospec⌠á file«á Iµá yo⌡ ì
selec⌠ optioε ▓ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ you≥ labels¼á yo⌡ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠  30░ labels«  Iµ ì
yo⌡á adΣ anothe≥ 3░ record≤  iε thσ nex⌠ tw∩ weeδ perioΣ anΣ attemp⌠ t∩á prin⌠ ì
theφ ou⌠ agaiε usinτ optioε 2¼ thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε generatσ 33░ labels.

Iµ insteaΣ oµ usinτ optioε ▓ thσ firs⌠ timσ t∩  prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ labels¼á yo⌡ haΣ ì
useΣá optioεá 3¼á yo⌡ woulΣ havσ generateΣ 30░ labels«á  Afte≥ addinτ 3░á morσ ì
records¼á though¼ iµ yo⌡ haΣ selecteΣ  optioε │ again¼ yo⌡ woulΣ havσ haΣ jus⌠ ì
3░ label≤ prin⌠ out--jus⌠ thosσ tha⌠ haΣ beeε addeΣ t∩ thσ Prospec⌠ filσ sincσ ì
optioε │ wa≤ selecteΣ last«


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                               |  OPTION 4: |
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Optioε ┤ reset≤ al∞ record≤ froφ ß "posteΣ ó t∩ aε "unpostedó state«  Thi≤ ha≤ ì
thσ effec⌠ oµ reversinτ al∞ thosσ entrie≤ madσ b∙ optioε 3«

Wheε yo⌡ invokσ optioε 4¼ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ thσ followinτ typσ oµ information:

  ===========================================================
     THIS WILL REVERT ALL RECORDS BACK TO THE UNPOSTED STATE.

THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE RECORDS IN THIS FILE IS :             è
     TOTAL NUMBER OF RECORDS IN THE PERSON   FILE :
          11 records
     TOTAL NUMBER OF POSTED RECORDS :
           1 record

     IF YOU WISH TO ABORT THIS RESETTING PROCESS, THEN ENTER A "R".
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Thi≤ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ tota∞ numbe≥ oµ unposteΣ record≤ iε thσ Prospec⌠ ì
filσá anΣá thosσ tha⌠ arσ posteΣ (alread∙ havσ haΣ ß labe∞ printeΣá ou⌠á usinτ ì
optioεá 3)«á  Also¼á a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ tha⌠ menu¼á yo⌡ havσ ß choicσ t∩ abor⌠á thσ ì
RESETTIN╟ proces≤ b∙ enterinτ aε "R".


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                               |  OPTION 5: |
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8)  Insert phone number into label [default =OFF]            [now off]

Thi≤á optioε wil∞ inser⌠ thσ phonσ numbe≥ iε thσ linσ fo≥ thσ seconΣá address.


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                               |  OPTION 6: |
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Activatσ 'Zip+4º featurσ iε zi≡ code«  Iµ yo⌡ elec⌠ t∩ usσ thσ additiona∞ fou≥ ì
digit≤ iε you≥ zi≡ codes¼ theε selec⌠  thi≤ featurσ [On]«  Thi≤ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ ì
thσ additiona∞ fou≥ digit≤ iε thσ labels╗ otherwise¼ the∙ arσ omitted.


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                               |  OPTION 7: |
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              Send labels to printer or text file ['VIEW.TXT']

Thi≤ optioε i≤ usefu∞ wheε yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ brinτ namσ anΣ addres≤ informatioε int∩ ì
ßá worΣá processor¼á sucΦ a≤ WORDSTAR[TM]«á  B∙ selectivel∙á outputtinτá thesσ ì
label≤á t∩á aε externa∞ tex⌠ file¼á yo⌡ caε impor⌠ 'VIEW.TXTº int∩á you≥á worΣ ì
processor¼á anΣá theεá manipulatσ tha⌠ addres≤ informatioεá insidσá you≥á worΣ ì
processo≥ document.


                           When used with option 1:

Iεá ßá harΣá drivσ system¼á ever∙ timσ yo⌡ writσ onσ labe∞á t∩á VIEW.TXT¼á thσ ì
prograφ wil∞ accumulatσ thosσ label≤ unti∞ yo⌡ exi⌠ thσ program«á  Then¼á wheε ì
yo⌡ re-ente≥ thσ program¼ thi≤ accumulatinτ proces≤ wil∞ star⌠ ove≥ again.
èIε ß flopp∙ baseΣ system¼á ever∙ timσ yo⌡ elec⌠ t∩ writσ onσ labe∞ t∩ thσ tex⌠ ì
filσ VIEW.TXT¼ yo⌡ overwritσ thσ prio≥ labe∞ tha⌠ wa≤ sen⌠ t∩ tha⌠ file.

                      When used with all other options:

Wheneve≥ yo⌡ invokσ ß labe∞ optioε othe≥ thaε numbe≥ ▒ anΣ elec⌠ t∩ senΣ thosσ ì
label≤á t∩á ß tex⌠ file¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ automaticall∙ overwritσá thσá prio≥ ì
VIEW.TXT.

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                               |  OPTION 8: |
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                            Select size of Label:

Observσá tha⌠á label≤á ▒á througΦ ┤  anΣ 1░ wil∞ prin⌠á ou⌠á 4▓á character≤ ì
across¼ whilσ label≤ ╡ througΦ ╣ arσ restricteΣ t∩ 3╡ character≤ pe≥ label.

Labe∞ 1▒ i≤ thσ samσ a≤ labe∞ 1¼á excep⌠ tha⌠ thσ Compan∙ linσ i≤á reverseΣ ì
witΦá Address1¼á thσ firs⌠ linσ oµ thσ addres≤ label«á  Thσ inten⌠ oµá thi≤ ì
labe∞ i≤ t∩ providσ yo⌡ ß wa∙ t∩ placσ ß titlσ abovσ thσ compan∙ line«á  Iµ ì
yo⌡á placσá thσá titlσá iε Address▒ anΣ theε placσ thσá entirσá addres≤á iε ì
Address2¼á theε thi≤ labe∞ wil∞ prin⌠ correctly«  Notσ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡ usσ thi≤ ì
label¼á yo⌡ havσ t∩ se⌠ u≡ AL╠ record≤ iε thσ systeφ witΦ thi≤á convention║  ì
titlσá goe≤á int∩á Address1¼á whilσ thσ addres≤ tha⌠á woulΣá havσá occupieΣ ì
Address▒ anΣ Address▓ no≈ goe≤ int∩ Address2.

Froφá thi≤á optioεá yo⌡á caε makσá ßá selectioεá oµá labe∞á size«  ì
Currently¼ thesσ twelvσ arσ supported:

    [Label 1]     [Standard, 3 1/2" by 15/16", 1 across ]
                  [  Metric equivalent: 89 X 24mm       ]

    [Label 2]     [Rolodex[TM], 4" by 2 1/8", 1 across  ]
                  [  Metric equivalent: 102 X 54mm      ]

    [Label 3]     [Rolodex[TM], 5" by 3", 1 across      ]
                  [  Metric equivalent: 127 X 75mm      ]

    [Label 4]     [Label, 4" by 1  7/16", 1 across      ]
                  [  Metric equivalent: 102 X 37mm      ]

    [Label 5]     [Standard, 3 1/2" by 15/16", 2 across ]

    [Label 6]     [Standard, 3 1/2" by 15/16", 3 across ]

    [Label 7]     [Standard, 3 1/2" by 15/16", 4 across ]

    [Label 8]     [Cheshire, 3 2/10 by 11/12", 3 across ]

    [Label 9]     [Cheshire, 3 2/10 by 11/12", 4 across ]

    [Label 10]    [Envelope, 3 1/2" by 15/16", 1 across ]
è    [Label 11]    [Standard, 3 1/2" by 15/16", 1 across ]
                  [same as Label1, Company/Add1 reversed]

    [Label 12]    [LABEL12 = Rediform [TM] Continuous Index Cards, 4" by 7"]
                   Stock number:  6731


Thσá envelopσá optioεá wil∞ assigε ß lef⌠ margiε oµá 3╡á characters¼á whilσ ì
promptinτá yo⌡ fo≥ thσ numbe≥ oµ line≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ printe≥ t∩ feeΣá beforσ ì
anΣ afte≥ thσ label.


                       Note on Laser Printer Labels:

Iµá yo⌡á wisΦá t∩á usσá ß lase≥ printe≥á fo≥á labels¼á theεá thσá followinτ ì
'automatiπ shee⌠ fedº label≤ havσ beeε fielΣ testeΣ witΦ thi≤ program:

Brand:            Mfg. No:          Sheets:      Labels per sheet:

Avery [TM]        5161, 1" by 4"    100 sheets      20


Wheε yo⌡ usσ thesσ labels¼á observσ tha⌠ thσ manufacture≥ identifie≤á thesσ ì
a≤ 1ó b∙ 4"«á  Iε order¼ however¼ fo≥ thi≤ prograφ t∩ addres≤ thesσ labels¼ ì
yo⌡ mus⌠ selec⌠ Labe∞ 5:

    [Labe∞ 5▌     [Standard¼ │ 1/2ó b∙ 15/16"¼ ▓ acros≤ ]

Thσ differencσ iε thesσ measurement≤ i≤ attributablσ t∩ Aver∙ [TM▌ countinτ ì
thσá spacσ betweeε thσ label≤ a≤ par⌠ oµ thei≥ labe∞ surface«á   Makσ sure¼ ì
also¼ tha⌠ yo⌡ se⌠ thσ lase≥ printe≥ fo≥ 6░ line≤ pe≥ page¼ no⌠ 66«



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                               |  OPTION 9: |
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                       9)  3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort

Thi≤á optioεá ha≤ it≤ owε Hel≡ screeε anΣ wil∞ perforφ ß thirΣá clas≤á bulδ ì
mai∞á sor⌠á froφá you≥ database«á  Additionally¼á yo⌡ caεá appl∙á selectioε ì
criteria against your file of prospects for this sort.



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                               |  OPTION A: |
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                      A)  Set Left Margin for Labels

WitΦ thi≤ selection¼á yo⌡ caε indicatσ thσ leftmos⌠ margiε fo≥ you≥ labels«  è



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                               |  OPTION B: |
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                    "B)  Create return address labels"


Thi≤á optioε wil∞ prin⌠ aε unlimiteΣ numbe≥ oµ copie≤ oµ onσ labe∞á anΣá i≤ ì
intendeΣ fo≥ you≥ usσ a≤ ß returε addres≤ label«  I⌠ presume≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ ì
entereΣá ß recorΣ fo≥ yourselµ iε thσ Prospec⌠ filσ anΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσá jus⌠ ì
lef⌠ tha⌠ recorΣ iε thσ Prospec⌠ Ge⌠ screen.

Note║á Regardles≤ oµ thσ labe∞ selectioε yo⌡ makσ oε selectioε "8⌐  Sizσ oµ ì
Label"¼ thi≤ optioε wil∞ prin⌠ onl∙ ON┼ across.


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                               |  OPTION C: |
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                            C) Drop the company

B∙á default¼á al∞ compan∙ name≤ arσ includeΣ wheneve≥ yo⌡ prin⌠á label≤á o≥ ì
outpu⌠á datßá t∩ ß mergσ file«á  Iµ yo⌡ elec⌠ t∩ dro≡ thσ compan∙á namσá o≥ ì
first/last name, theε thσ label≤ wil∞ prin⌠ out accordingly.


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                               |  OPTION D: |
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                          D⌐ Selec⌠ Printe≥ Port

Froφá thi≤ menu¼á yo⌡ definσ oε whicΦ oµ thesσ printe≥ port≤ arσá outputteΣ ì
thσ labels║

                                   LPT▒
                                   LPT2
                                   LPT3
                                   COM1
                                   COM2

Whateve≥á printe≥á por⌠ yo⌡ select¼á thi≤ selectioε i≤ independen⌠á oµá thσ ì
printe≥ useΣ iε thσ report≤ menu.


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                               |  OPTION E: |
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                          "E)  Assign text name"è
A⌠á thi≤á optioεá yo⌡ ente≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ tex⌠á filσá tha⌠á thi≤á prograφ ì
assign≤ wheε optioε ╖ is toggled:

                           "[senΣ t∩ Tex⌠ file]"

Observσá tha⌠á yo⌡ assigε aε extension¼á iµ any«á  Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩á senΣá t∩ ì
VIEW.TXT¼ theε yo⌡ woulΣ enter║

                                 VIEW.TXT